Hot or cold water faucet.



No. 7|3,|44. Patented Nov. N, 1902.

P. E. PIERCE & w. HANSON. I HUT 0R COLD WATER F'AUCET.

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UNTTED T Tss PATENT OFFI E.

PERCY E. PIERCE AND \VILEIAM HANSON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HOT OR COLDWATER FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 713,144, dated.November 11, 1902.

Application filed January 9, 1902. Serial No. 89,077. (No model) To allwhom, it may concern:

' Be it known that we, PERCY E. PIERCE and WILLIAM HANSON, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cleveland, in the countyof Cuyahoga andState-of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hotor Cold Water Faucets; and we do hereby declare'the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention provides a single faucet of novel construction fordrawing either hot, cold, or lukewarm water, as desired, the valve beingtwo-way and mounted for rotation and reciprocation, the rotary movementadmit-ting either hot or cold water and the reciprocating movementpermitting a combined outflow of hot and cold water which is mixedbefore escaping.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following,description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and cl'iaracteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a vertical central section of a faucet embodying the invention. Fig.2 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing the valvedepressed for drawingoff lukewarm water. Fig. 3 is a top view. Fig. 4 is a section showingthe relation of the Valve when the water is turned off. Fig. 5 is aviewsimilar to Fig. 4, showing the valve turned to draw off hot water. Fig.6 is a view like Fig. 4, showing the valve turned to draw oft coldwater. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the valve.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The faucet shown is of the type generally constructed for use inconnection with wash basins and analogous fixtures; but it is to beunderstood that the invention is susceptible of a wide range ofapplication in connection with the various forms of cooks for drawingoff different kinds of liquid. As shown, the body of the faucetcomprises a tubular stem 1, a bulbous head 2, and a nozzle 3. Inlets tand 5 are provided in the lower portion of the stem 1 for connectiontherewith of the hot and cold water pipes 6 and 7. A tapering valve-seat8 is formed in the lower end of the stem in the plane of the inlets 4and 5, and a tapering plug-valve 9 cooperates therewith for controllingthe outflow of the water or other liquid-to be drawn off by means of thefaucet. A cap 10 closes the lower end of the stem and receives acoil-spring 11, which exerts an upward pressure on the valve 9 to holdit seated. The valve-stem 12 passes through the vertical portion of thefaucetand through a stuffing-box 13 at the upper end of the bulbous head2 and is provided with an operating-handle 14:, secured thereto in anydesired way. The valve 9 is of the plug type and tapers upwardly and isheld seated by means of they coil-spring 11 and normally closes theinlets at and 5. The stem 12, provided for operating the valve, is of asize to leave a space 15 between it and the inner walls of the portionof the valve-casing through which it passes for the outflow of waterwhen the valve is opened. Channels 16 and 17 are formed vertically in aside of the valve 9 and are adapted to register with either inlet a or5, according as hot or cold water is to be drawn off. The manner of formand construction of these passages is immaterial within the purview ofthe invention, so long as the desired purpose is attained.

The operating-handle 14 has its rear end flattened and widened, as shownat 18, and the rear portion is formedon the arc of a cirole, as shown at19, stops 20 being provided at the ends of the curved portion 19 tolimit the movement of the handle in each direction. A bar 21 is securedat its lower end to the body of the faucet and its upper end extendsinto the path of the stops 20 to be struck thereby for limiting theturning of the handle when opening the valve in either direction. Uponturning the handle 14 to the right, so as to bring the passage 16 of thevalve in register with the inlet a, hot water may be obtainefand uponturning the handle to the left to bring the passage 17 in register withthe inlet 5 cold water may be drawn off, and

upon depressing the handle 14 the valve 9 is unseated and both hot andcold water pass into the body of the faucet and become mixed and aredrawn off as lukewarm water. Then the handle 14 stands parallel with thenozzle 3 and with the bar 21 midway between the stops 20, the valve isclosed. The valve has a twofold movement-mamely, a rotary movement toadmit of either hotor cold water being drawn off and a reciprocatingmovement for drawing oif lukewarm Water.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. Afaucet having a single outlet and a plurality of inlets, and a valvemounted for rotary and reciprocating movement and having independentpassages to be brought into .register with a selected inlet uponrotation of the valve and adapted to uncover all of the inlets uponmoving the valve longitudinally, substantially as specified.

2. A Valve casing or body having a single outlet and a plurality ofinlets, and a tapering plug-valve mounted within the valvebody forrotary and reciprocating movement and having independent passages to bebrought into register with a selected inlet upon rotation of the valve,all the inlets being adapted to be uncovered upon moving the valve'longitudinally, substantially as set forth.

3. In a faucet having a single outlet, a plurality ofinlets, a taperingplug-valve mounted within the valve-body, said valve having a rotary andreciprocatory movement, vertical channels formed in the side of thevalve and adapted to he brought into register with the aforementionedinlets upon rotation of the valve-stem, all the inlets adapted to beuncovered upon longitudinal movement of the valve, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatu res in presence of twowitnesses.

PERCY E. PIERCE. [n.sh] WILLIAM HANSON. [L.S.]

Witnesses:

PAUL A. ZIZELMAN, JOHN I5. McOAR'r.

